Is lung cancer hereditary?

Nowadays, it is very common for men to smoke and drink, especially during the Chinese New Year and other festivals. However, lung cancer has become one of the most common diseases at this time. Many people do not know much about lung cancer. The question that everyone is more concerned about is whether lung cancer is hereditary.

1. Lung cancer is generally not inherited

Is lung cancer hereditary? Experts say that lung cancer is not hereditary because clinically lung cancer is an acquired disease. The main reasons why patients get lung cancer are smoking, air pollution, occupational factors (exposure to radioactive substances or carcinogenic chemicals such as tin, chromium, asbestos, etc.), chronic lung diseases (such as tuberculosis, silicosis, pneumoconiosis, etc.

2. Cancer is a disease with a genetic predisposition

Secondly, to determine whether lung cancer is hereditary, we need to understand what kind of disease lung cancer is. Although lung cancer is inherited by people, it does not mean that the offspring of a tumor patient will have a tumor. If an elder has lung cancer, then under the stimulation of the same carcinogenic factors, your chance of getting lung cancer is greater than others. As for how much greater the chance is, it is unknown, because the stimulation of carcinogenic factors is the main cause of lung cancer.

3. Learn to prevent

Again, although we know that lung cancer cannot be inherited, if we can prevent it early, we can prevent it from happening to ourselves. If we know that there is a history of a certain type of cancer in our family, we should take early prevention measures. First of all, we should take good care of ourselves, change bad eating habits, eat less fried and smoked foods, quit smoking and limit alcohol, and eat more anti-cancer foods, such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, milk, etc. Secondly, we should develop good living habits, have regular work and rest schedules, not stay up late, stay away from decoration pollution; strengthen physical exercise to enhance resistance; and maintain a good attitude and look at cancer correctly. In addition, regular physical examinations and screenings should be conducted every year. Once early signs of cancer are found, timely treatment should be given to control the disease.

Finally, after reading the above introduction, we know that although the genetic problem of lung cancer is relatively complicated, even if there is a family history, the possibility of lung cancer in offspring is relatively small. As long as the acquired prevention work is done well, lung cancer can be avoided to the greatest extent. The family members and offspring of the patient should not worry too much, but should constantly improve their physical fitness and immunity.

After reading the above explanation, everyone should know that lung cancer is not hereditary, so you can rest assured. Although lung cancer is not hereditary, this disease is also very common, so we must maintain good living habits in our daily lives. I believe that this can help us stay away from lung cancer as soon as possible.